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Rothes Wind Farm III

Awaiting Construction132 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 24 October 2022

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
132 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
Fred Olsen Renewables
Location
Land near Rothes village, Moray, Moray, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
ECU00000474
Turbines
28, 225 m to tip

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  • 1 February 2019 Planning application submitted
  • 22 October 2022 Planning permission granted
  • 22 October 2027 Planning permission expired

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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